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A Russian skating fan holds the country's national flag over the Olympic rings before the start of the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

International Olympic Committee Decides Not To Ban Russian Team

2:14pm July 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Instead, the IOC has called on sports federations to carry out assessments on individual athletes to determine whether they can compete, amid state-sponsored doping allegations.

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Carolyn Swords (left) and Tina Charles (right) of the New York Liberty look on before the game against the Indiana Fever on Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Charles says she turned her warmup shirt inside out in support of recent s

WNBA Rescinds Fines Against Players Wearing Shirts Supporting Shooting Victims

9:22am July 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"While we expect players to comply with league rules and uniform guidelines, we also understand their desire to use their platform to address important societal issues," says WNBA head Lisa Borders.

Two members of the U.S. Army lead the pack in the 5,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Trials earlier this month in Eugene, Ore. Shadrack Kipchirchir (right), did not make the team in the 5,000, but did qualify in the 10,000. Paul Chelimo (second from right),

Fast-Track Program: Kenyan Runners Join U.S. Army — And Olympic Team

10:35am July 23, 2016

by Tom Banse

A U.S. Army program allows elite athletes to join the military and train in their sport. Four Kenyan distance runners in the U.S. military quickly became citizens and will represent America in Rio.

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Russia Awaits Potential Rio Olympics Ban Decision, After Widespread Doping Practices

8:53am July 23, 2016

On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee will decide whether or not to ban Russia from competing due to state-sponsored doping. NPR's Scott Simon talks about the decision with NPR's Tom Goldman.

Runners compete in the marathon at the 2012 Paralympics in London. The International Paralympic Committee said Friday it is investigating reports of widespread doping among Russia's disabled athletes and is considering banning the entire Russian team from

Now Russia's Paralympic Athletes May Be Banned Amid Signs Of Doping

6:12pm July 22, 2016

by Greg Myre

The Paralympic Committee said it's investigating 35 "disappearing positive samples" among disabled Russian athletes. The committee plans to announce by Aug. 1 whether it will ban Russia.

Economy

McCrory Says Political Correctness Killed Charlotte's NBA All-Star Game

11:53am July 22, 2016

by Sean Bueter

Gov. Pat McCrory says the NBA's decision to pull its 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte is being driven by “selective outrage” over the state's LGBT laws.

New analysis of stored samples taken from athletes at the Beijing and London Summer Olympics has turned up 45 cases of banned substances. Here, urine samples are recorded upon arriving at the China Anti-Doping Agency in Beijing in 2008.

45 Olympic Athletes From 2012, 2008 Implicated In New Doping Tests

10:38am July 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

More than 20 athletes who won Olympic medals in Beijing are among those implicated. The new findings nearly double the number of implicated athletes from those games.

The NBA is relocating the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte, N.C., because of a state law that limits civil rights protections for LGBT people.

NBA Will Pull 2017 All-Stars Game From Charlotte Over N.C. 'Bathroom Bill'

6:35pm July 21, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The controversial state law limits civil rights protections for LGBT people; the league says it can't host the All-Star game in that climate. A new location for the game hasn't yet been announced.

Court Of Arbitration Upholds Ban On Russian Track And Field Athletes

6:27pm July 21, 2016

by Corey Flintoff

The possibility of the entire Russian team being banned from next month's Rio Olympics increased Thursday. A court of arbitration upheld a specific ban on Russian track and field athletes attending the games, after allegations of the widespread use of performance enhancing drugs.

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Sports

Reports: NBA Ready To Pull All-Star Game Over HB2

4:25pm July 21, 2016

by Sean Bueter

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